Journal Mission
Concientización is a student journal dedicated to promoting the study of Chican@ and Latin@ experience and thought. We are committed to creating alliances across boundaries of nation, race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexuality. In that spirit, we incorporate in our mission the study of Chican@ and Latin@ in Diaspora; the study of racial, ethnic, class, sexual, and gender identities; and the study of community and nation building.

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Previous Journals
Concientizacion 2004
Concientizacion 2005
Concientizacion 2006
Concientizacion 2009

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Submission Cover Sheet
Click here to print out the submission cover sheet. Please read the guidelines below carefully before submitting.

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Submission Guidelines
Concientización accepts and publishes several types of work that are thoughtful, substantive, and scholarly in nature. These submissions can take the form of research study, scholarly compositions, reviews, and poetry.

1. Research studies and scholarly compositions should include an abstract (100-word maximum) summarizing the submission. These articles should be a maximum of 15 pages in length. (This does not include cover page, abstract, or references).
2. Review submissions include book and movie reviews and should be a maximum of 5 pages in length. Book or movie reviews should not include multiple references to other texts. For information on how to write an effective review please visit the UW-Madison Writing Center and/or the following:
   http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/CriNonfiction.html
3. Poetry submissions should include a “scholarly wrapping” in which the author introduces and/or discusses the core concepts of the writing.

From time to time special calls will be announced encouraging authors to consider submitting work specific to a theme. The theme has not been decided yet but when it has, it will be listed at the top of this page.

Prior to submitting, please ensure that your manuscript also adheres to the following manuscript guidelines:

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Manuscript Guidelines

• Manuscripts should be well organized and concise.
• Prior to submission, edit for typos, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Manuscripts should follow either APA or Chicago style of writing and format.
• All material should be double-spaced, including direct quotations and references.
• Use one-inch margins.
• Use Times New Roman 12-point font.
• Use consecutive numbering at top right corner of page.
• Use left justification.
• Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Add your acknowledgments to the typescript, preferably in the form of an acknowledgments section at the end of the paper. Credit the source and copyright of photographs or figures in the accompanying captions.
• Author(s) bear full responsibility for the accuracy of references, quotations, labels, figures, and accuracy of information within the manuscript.
• Manuscripts should include only a limited number of tables, figures, or pictures within the text of the article.
• Authors should use gender-equitable terms and avoid wording that implies a bias against persons based on sexual orientation, racial or ethnic category, disability, and age. For further guidance see APA Publication Manual.
• Do not submit material that has been previously published or is under consideration or review with another journal.

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Timeline
Concientización is disseminated each spring. There are no specific deadlines at this time. Submissions are accepted throughout the calendar year. We publish our journal each spring. Depending on the time of submission, a text may get published in a forthcoming journal. Authors will be notified regarding anticipated publication date of their manuscript(s).

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Review Process
To ensure high quality scholarship in Concientización, all submissions undergo an anonymous peer-review process. In this process, authors are not informed of the identity of those reviewing their work and reviewers are not informed of the authors’ identities. This process allows authors’ to benefit from constructive and unbiased reviews, also enhancing the quality of Concientización publications.

When submissions are received, authors will be sent an email confirmation. The Editorial Assistant will then determine if the submission meets general manuscript guidelines and is ready for review. Additional information or changes to submission may be requested prior to accepting the manuscript for review. Once the initial manuscript submission step is complete, two reviewers will be asked to read and provide feedback within a timely fashion of 3 weeks from receipt of the submission file. Reviewers are encouraged to send their feedback electronically to the Editorial Assistant, on a “Concientización Submission Evaluation Form” and in narrative form on a sheet separate from the manuscript submission. The Editorial Assistant will then compile all reviewers’ feedback for the author. The purpose of the feedback is to provide authors professional development that may advance their critical thinking, writing, and support in their pursuit of scholarly inquiry.

Once all reviewer feedback is secured it will be compiled by the Editorial Assistant and emailed in the form of specific suggestions to the manuscript author. Manuscripts recieve one of following assessments:

• Accept for publication as is (very rarely will this be the case)
• Accept for publication contingent on minor edits and revision.
• Do not accept at this time (manuscript needs more than minor edits & revision).

Authors should anticipate that submissions usually require some rewriting, revision, and editing before they are acceptable for publication.

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Resubmission Guidelines
Authors should return a revised submission via email within 1 to 4 weeks from receiving reviewers’ feedback along with a cover letter (Word file) detailing and explaining how and where the reviewers’ recommendations were addressed and integrated in the resubmission. Authors are encouraged to highlight substantial changes or modifications of the text for ease of review. If the author has not made all the requested changes, the author should discuss and explain these decisions in the cover letter and if relevant to do so, in the manuscript itself. Once the manuscript has been resubmitted, the Editorial Assistant will work with the author(s) to ensure that the manuscript is ready for publication.

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Contact Us
If you have any questions concerning the submission or review process please email the journal’s Editorial Assistant, Lirio Patton at cls_journal@mailplus.wisc.edu or call (608) 262-9545.

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